Virginia consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton is using its analytical, problem-solving approach to break into a new industry: professional sports. After collecting and compiling data for several seasons, the firm is making its debut into the sports analytics industry; revealing its predictive football play-calling prototype as a sponsor of the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference […]
Hockey fans, prepare for a fresh perspective to following action on the ice. Thanks to the SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, NHL.com will revolutionize the way hockey statistics are tracked. The league’ official website has divulged a plan for dispersing helpful new features throughout the course of the next few years. An emphasis will be placed […]
In preparation for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, the International Cricket Council (ICC) unveiled the new ICC CWC 2015 Match Centre, powered by SAP HANA and Analytics. With this Match Centre, SAP is providing fans with 40 years of Cricket World Cup historical data, allowing them to follow games more closely than ever through […]
After the “Summer of Analytics”, advanced statistics were the topic of many discussions. Many of which simply spoke of their usage, whether they were a nuisance or a means to truly evaluate a player, team, or game. Although a part of hockey for years, the greater traction has come from front offices (Edmonton, New Jersey, […]
In the first quarter of every year, the most anticipated sporting events take place, be it the NCAA’s College Football Playoff Championship, Super Bowl, NHL All-Star Game, NBA All-Star Game, et al. In the same first quarter, these enterprises share an underlying aspect that spurs business growth: analytics. The major players in this segment have […]
